Name: Carthage Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to same sale last week, Slaughter cows 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 8.00 higher. Steers and bulls 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Heifers 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Notice: On February 24th 2020, the URL link for this report will change to:https://www.ams.usda.gov.mnreports/AMS_2062.PDF. If you like to learn more about My Market News, contact us at Websupport.lpqmn@ams.usda.gov. For past reports and historical data please visit https;//mymarketnews.amsusda.gov.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.10/cwt on 421 head.

Average price

$133.10

421 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$7.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.36

vs TN average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	523	134.37	703	347
Medium and Large 2-3	426	127.15	541	74

One grade step is worth $7.22/cwt here — about $161 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale421 hd

133.10

—

TN average11 barns · 2,271 hd

131.73

+1.36

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,696	88.31	1,498	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,437	66.68	958	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	60.80	711	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	953	46.66	445	36

Every lot, as filed

79 lots · USDA AMS · Smith County Commission Co. - Carthage, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	128.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	993	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	801	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	444	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,088	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	733	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	442	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	565	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	242	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	346	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	48.54/cwt	42.00–53.00	482	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	753	37.28/cwt	35.00–40.00	281	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	65.06/cwt	62.00–68.00	934	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	71.55/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,033	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	60.61/cwt	54.00–67.00	702	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	53.63/cwt	52.00–55.00	599	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	69.94/cwt	67.00–76.00	904	9
Bulls	—	—	1,764	89.89/cwt	81.00–95.00	1,586	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	945	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	182.27/cwt	164.00–183.00	694	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	132.91/cwt	127.00–137.00	694	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	655	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	134.31/cwt	131.00–138.50	796	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	146.67/cwt	139.00–148.50	565	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	119.52/cwt	111.00–126.50	788	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	140.82/cwt	140.00–141.00	455	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	605	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	749	107.87/cwt	105.50–115.00	808	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	703	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	120.99/cwt	120.00–123.00	645	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	622	113.27/cwt	106.00–118.00	705	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	155.98/cwt	148.50–158.50	732	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	144.36/cwt	135.00–146.50	767	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	138.62/cwt	125.50–141.00	811	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	120.30/cwt	118.50–120.75	805	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	115.99/cwt	112.00–118.00	890	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	870	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	11,220	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,363	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	99.24/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,766	4
Bulls	—	—	1,382	69.00/cwt	68.00–70.00	954	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	1,079.57/cwt	775.00–1,185.00	12,599	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	8,831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	670	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	118.49/cwt	117.00–120.00	568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	985	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	797	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	841	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	844	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	835	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	426	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	607	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	599	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	827	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	902	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	952	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	577.97/cwt	525.00–610.00	6,167	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	4,365	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	138.63/cwt	130.00–144.00	602	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	130.72/cwt	129.00–133.50	684	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	648	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	150.88/cwt	145.00–158.00	865	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	726	134.99/cwt	134.00–135.50	980	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	155.65/cwt	150.00–157.00	830	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	657	140.34/cwt	139.00–141.00	922	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	489	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	787	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	157.00/cwt	145.00–159.00	812	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	175.07/cwt	170.00–176.00	564	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	144.14/cwt	136.00–152.00	846	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	787	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	134.53/cwt	123.00–138.50	892	13

How this sale compares

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Smith County Commission Co. - Carthage, TN

Sat Feb 22, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,025Last week 381Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 253Last week 73Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	772	125.00–130.00	128.60
11	—	602	133.00	133.00
6	—	263	169.00	169.00
5	—	914	119.00	119.00
78	—	381	164.00–183.00	182.27
56	—	517	145.00–159.00	157.00
20	—	322	170.00–176.00	175.07
18	—	587	136.00–152.00	144.14
14	—	470	167.50	167.50
13	—	663	123.00–138.50	134.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	126.00	126.00
1	—	945	120.00	120.00
43	—	573	145.00–158.00	150.88
18	—	726	134.00–135.50	134.99
10	—	533	150.00–157.00	155.65
9	—	657	139.00–141.00	140.34
8	—	489	161.00	161.00
5	—	625	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	434	130.00–144.00	138.63
8	—	523	129.00–133.50	130.72
8	—	325	150.00	150.00
2	—	648	123.00	123.00
1	—	560	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	733	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	330	134.00	134.00
16	—	438	129.00	129.00
13	—	242	143.00	143.00
8	—	558	120.00	120.00
6	—	479	117.00–120.00	118.49
3	—	538	108.00	108.00
2	—	985	70.00	70.00
1	—	710	106.00	106.00
1	—	600	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	522	127.00–137.00	132.91
62	—	463	141.50	141.50
46	—	593	131.00–138.50	134.31
45	—	385	139.00–148.50	146.67
24	—	659	111.00–126.50	119.52
22	—	323	140.00–141.00	140.82
10	—	443	136.50	136.50
8	—	749	105.50–115.00	107.87
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
1	—	615	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	797	105.50	105.50
10	—	615	137.25	137.25
9	—	723	115.50	115.50
9	—	426	142.50	142.50
8	—	599	138.00	138.00
3	—	902	105.50	105.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	588	119.50	119.50
6	—	533	120.00–123.00	120.99
5	—	622	106.00–118.00	113.27
1	—	720	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	469	148.50–158.50	155.98
32	—	531	135.00–146.50	144.36
26	—	585	125.50–141.00	138.62
20	—	669	118.50–120.75	120.30
9	—	767	112.00–118.00	115.99
4	—	906	96.00	96.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	993	42.00–53.00	48.54
6	—	753	35.00–40.00	37.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,435	62.00–68.00	65.06
4	—	1,444	69.00–75.00	71.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,159	54.00–67.00	60.61
10	—	1,117	52.00–55.00	53.63
9	—	1,292	67.00–76.00	69.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,764	81.00–95.00	89.89
4	—	1,780	95.00–104.00	99.24
3	—	1,382	68.00–70.00	69.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	935.00	935.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,167	775.00–1,185.00	1,079.57
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	785.00	785.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,067	525.00–610.00	577.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	900	485.00	485.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	600.00	600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	900.00	900.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	900.00	900.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Smith County Commission Co. - Carthage, TN

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